Uruguay have claimed a 2-1 victory over Portugal in the round of 16 at the FIFA World Cup, with key striker Edinson Cavani scoring both of their goals.
The South American nation were hardly in the game at times, but their defence did an excellent job, despite conceding their first goal this year in international football.
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A run of 16 clean sheets was broken by the Portuguese in the second half, but with Cristiano Ronaldo unable to find space and make things happen, it was always going to be an uphill battle for Portugal.
By the end of the game, Portugal had 20 shots, but their accuracy was poor with just five on target. That was to go with their ten corners and 67 per cent possession, which saw them have chance after chance.
Led by one of the best defenders in the world though in Diego Godin, Uruguay held their line for most of the game, hardly giving Ronaldo and his teammates a chance at goal unless it was from a set piece, of which there were plenty.
Uruguay made the most of the counter-attack opportunities which presented themselves though.
The first goal was set up by Uruguay’s other key man Luis Suarez. His ball into the penalty area that ended as a cross for Cavani to put one into the back of the net could have easily been passed off as a shot, but left Rui Patricio with no chance of a save in front of goal.
Uruguay took the lead 1-0 into the break, but Portugal then continued to attack after the break, with a goal finally coming off the head of Pepe after a corner.
While that goal came in the 55th minute, it took Uruguay just seven minutes to bounce back. Another counter-attack ended with Edinson Cavani, who put the ball past Patricio into the back of the net, sending Uruguay into the quarter-finals where they will play France on Saturday morning (AEST).
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